Re: More Cockatoo Run news

[rayrae@ngc.com.au]

In article <36b7b95f.0@occy.pnc.com.au>,
  "Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au> wrote:
> It is surprising how bad a condition SMR18 seems to be in.
> Mind you, the way they drive the thing I'm not surprised, particularly
> running the grade just before Robertson east-bound.
> I have a recording done last year and it is almost impossible to distinguish
> each chuff, it was going that fast.
> ----------------------
> Darren
> SMR engines were built for just loping along on the line to the Cessnock
coalfields with non-air hoppers...not to have guts flogged out of them on
passenger trains on grades like that.
  RAy
> Chris Stratton wrote in message <7982l4$9fh1@atbhp.corpmel.bhp.com.au>...
> >4833 will be the motive power for the Cockatoo Run for most of this year as
> 18
> >requires a lot of work to its springs and motion, and its tyres are badly
> worn.
> >It may be ready late in the year. The train will not be running from Nov
> 1999 to
> >Mar 2000 but there may be some evening dinner trips during this period.
> >The RTM is also planning to have a steam loco in service by June/July this
> year.
> >It has not been decided if it will be 3526, 3642 or 5910 as they all
> require
> >work to return to service.
> >--
> >Regards,
> >Chris Stratton
> >Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> >
> >
>
>

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